[tinym]

Well, at least once, recently

[paulcole]

I’m assuming you mean Trump?

If so, you’re doing yourself a disservice by dismissing him as a joke. I hate the guy as much as anyone but he does deserve some credit.

He saw the way he could win when everyone else thought he was a joke. By the time anyone realized he was going to win it was way too late.

[allenz]

Perhaps he wasn't prescient, just lucky.

[SerLava]

He's not saying Trump is just a joke now, I think. But Trump really did start off as a mostly joke candidate- wouldn't it be funny? Can you imagine? Etc. And then he used his racism and psychopathic tendencies to win the race.

And Mr. Paul here has both.